Electronic Sex Offender Registry Portal (ESORI)

(1) Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 6 § 178I, the Board shall maintain the Electronic Sex Offender Registry Portal (ESORI) and make information available on finally classified sex offenders upon written request by any person who is 18 years of age or older and who states that they are requesting sex offender registry information for their own protection or for the protection of a child younger than 18 years old or another person for whom the requesting person has responsibility, care or custody. (2) In response to an ESORI request, the Board may only provide information on sex offenders who have been finally classified by the Board as a Level 2 or Level 3 sex offender, the sex offenses for which the offender was convicted or adjudicated and the dates of such convictions or adjudications. (3) Information regarding an incarcerated or civilly committed offender will be provided upon request when the incarcerated or civilly committed sex offender is finally classified as a Level 2 or Level 3 sex offender and is reasonably anticipated to be released from custody within one year of the date of the request. (4) All reports to persons making inquiries shall include a warning regarding the criminal penalties for use of sex offender registry information to commit a crime or to engage in illegal discrimination or harassment of an offender and the punishment for threatening to commit a crime under M.G.L. c. 275, § 4.